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Tuesday Jul 05, 2016

06-26-16 The Most Well Known Verse in the Bible part 3

Tuesday Jul 05, 2016

So far in our study of John 3:16 we have focused on the first four words: “For God so loved….” Today we want to focus on the target of God’s love: “the world.” There are four questions we want to ask about the world:

I First, _____ does God love the world?

II Second, ______ exactly does the Bible _______ by “the world?”

1. First the cosmos is the p___________ realm of existence which takes in the whole u______________.

2. Second, the cosmos is the r_________ realm which includes the s_______, p__________, and the s_________.
This is about how we get along with each other and with God.

When we talk about the world in this second sense, we need a balanced view:

1. We need, first, to see the b_____________ of this world.

2. But there is another side to this world and it is a d______ side – John says this world is the realm of human beings who stand in o____________ to God.

III Third, if God sent his Son to rescue the world from its darkness, ____ is _____________ in this rescue attempt?

1. Some say this verse means God loves e_______p___________ who has ever lived at every period of time – which means every person ___ or _______ ___ saved.

2. Some believe Jesus is saying that God loves all the different p_________ groups of the world.

3. Some believe this word means that God loves those he has ___________ to be saved.

4. Fourth, some believe this word is used to explain _____ God is able to love all peoples of all nations.

IV Lastly,________ does this mean for _____?

1. It obliterates the idea of h_________m_________.

2. It reminds us that while God loved the world enough to send his Son, the world is still evil and so God wants to love us______ of this world.

This verse reminds us that as Jesus’ mission was to this world, so ____ ________.

Tuesday Jun 21, 2016

06-19-16 Father's Day Bell Ringer Sermon

Tuesday Jun 21, 2016

4 Preachers - Each with 8 minutes to speak about Fathers

Jennifer Bliss-Criswell, Ross Antonakos, David Grove, Paul Gieschen

And Paul provided his notes for us to post:

God has made children to learn behavior from what they see.

As Christians we are to be imitators of God. We are to be merciful because God is merciful (Luke 6:36). We are to be holy because God is holy (Leviticus 11:45). We are to be kind and forgiving because this is what God is like (Ephesians 4:32). St. Paul said, “Be imitators of God, as beloved children.”

Ephesians 5:1 Follow God’s example (Be imitators of God), therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

St.Paul could say to his spiritual children, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ”(1 Corinthians 11:1).

Proverbs 4:1-9, Psalm 78:5-8, Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Ephesians 6:4

Tuesday Jun 14, 2016

06-12-16 The Most Well-Known Verse - part 2

Tuesday Jun 14, 2016

“The Most Well-Known Verse in the Bible” (Part2)

John 3:16

If someone asked you to quote John 3:16, chances are you would not need a Bible to do it. Most Christians have committed this verse to memory. But how many of us have thought about it long enough to enable us to explain its meaning and significance to another? Last week we looked at the first two words of this verse, “For God.” Today we proceed to the next two words, “so loved.” There are four things we should notice about this love of God to which Jesus refers.

I First, this love of God is not v_________ or g_____________, but Jesus has something very s______________ in mind.

II Second, this love of God which Jesus talks about is u______________; there is nothing else e____________ to this love.

What is so unique about this love of God?

1. The l_______ is unique.

2. The s_________ of the love is unique.

3. The r____________ of the love are unique.

4. The c______ of the love is unique.

III Third,this love of God is u_______________.

IV Fourth, this love of God is e_____________.

Tuesday Jun 07, 2016

06-05-16 The Most Well-Known Verse part 1

Tuesday Jun 07, 2016

Weekly Sunday Sermon from Pastor Kevin Goins

Series: The Gospel of John

Bulletin Notes:

If someone asked you to quote John 3:16, chances are youwould not need a Bible to do it. Many,if not most, Christians have committed this verse to memory. But what if someone asked you why this versemeans so much to so many? Sometimes athing can be so obvious to us that we stop seeing it. And that, I believe, is what happens to manyChristians when we read or hear John 3:16. The significance of this verse is so obvious we no longer give it ourattention. That’s why we need to look atit in a more in-depth way than we normally do.

I To beginwith, we need to admit what a ________ ________ lies before us.

As challenging as this verse is, weneed to wade into the depth of what it has to say for two crucial reasons:

1. It will ____________ our lives by reminding us________ __________ is our salvation.

2. If we can become familiar with this verse, itwill give us all we will ever need to _________ our __________.

II Before we jump into the words ofthis verse, we need to answer an important question: ______ _______ these words?

There are two reasons to believethat these are the words of Jesus:

1. Verses 10-21 are ___________; there is no__________ in thought; no interruptions.

2. Scholars agree that there are no stylistic____________ which would suggest two different ______________.

III That brings us to the second point weneed to make: John 3:16 is the_____________ to a _______________.

IV What is the answer to thatquestion? It all begins with ________;John writes, “_______ _______ .....”

V But we must understand that this isabout far more than simply saying, “_________ ______ God for sendingJesus.” It all begins with God becauseit actually is _____ _________ _________.